Nepal needs to create 658 jobs per day, according to a World Bank report published today.Every month, the working age population increases by 35,000 people and Nepal must create 240,000 jobs a year to maintain its employment rate, the twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus (SAEF) report reveals.

Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh has said his party would sit in opposition in deference to the people’s mandate expressed in the recent general elections. Addressing a programme to congratulate and extend best wishes to the people’s representatives elected to the House of Representatives and State Assembly here on Monday, he said the NC would accept the people’s verdict as it was a party that believed in democracy. The programme was organized by the Kathmandu Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association.

An organisation has started positive intervention in resolving local problem at Jhapa rural municipality. The Natural Resources Conflict Transformation Centre Nepal, Jhapa, has started initiatives to address the problem of increasing encroachment on the forest area at local Raniban community forest.